SNAIL MAIL GIVES NEW ALBUM ‘RICOCHET’ A SPIN AT BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT
Photos by Bobby Nicholas Generation Z’s fetishization of ’90s culture, from oversized clothing to embracing the show “Friends,” is hard to navigate for those who lived through it. Is it an homage? ...
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COLLECTIVE SOUL ENERGIZES KIRBY CENTER WITH ROCK HITS
Photos and review by Zachary Katsock The last night of March at the Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA, began with a bang with opening rock band Plush playing their first show of 2026 supporting Coll...
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GOV’T MULE SADDLES UP AT THE MET WITH AEROSMITH TRIBUTE AND MORE
Photos by Joshua Hitchens Photography Gov't Mule managed to burnish the legacies of two bands during its two-night "Mule-O-Ween" run: its own and that of Aerosmith, whom the progressive southern ro...
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TOM KEIFER AND LA GUNS ENERGIZE SHERMAN THEATER WITH EPIC ROCK HITS
Photos and review by Zachary Katsock Fans were eager to get inside The Sherman Theater with a long line waiting for doors to open for the Oct. 4 show in Stroudsburg, Pa. The lights went down and “D...
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BILLY IDOL AND JOAN JETT DELIVER HIT-HEAVY SHOW AT MANN CENTER
Photos and review by Zachary Katsock The day was sunny and hot with fans packing the Mann Center and ready to rock. The lights went down at 7:30 pm and the crowded roared. Opening act Joan Jett and...
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SUNFLOWER BEAN BRINGS ROCK SWAGGER TO THE WARSAW
Photos by Bobby Nicholas III Sunflower Bean made last Thursday night's show at The Warsaw in Brooklyn, announced as its only New York City performance of the year, count. From the tone-setting rock...
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MXMTOON FORGES PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH AUDIENCE IN RETURN TO NYC
Photos and words by Bobby Nicholas III Singer-songwriter mxmtoon delighted Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday with her first show since she moved out of New York last year. Supporting the November release o...
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POM POM SQUAD’S HIGH SCHOOL HALLOWEEN AT MERCURY LOUNGE
Photos and words by Bobby Nicholas III Living up to their name, Pom Pom Squad’s album release party at Mercury Lounge on October 25 felt like a high school Halloween party. After a surprise drag ...
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SAM EVIAN AT MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG: PLUNGING INTO THE ’60s and ’70s, and STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Sam Evian, in a performance with his band on April 26, shortened the distance between the Catskills and the Laurel Canyon, as well as the time passed between those regions' musical heydays and the pr...
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GUSTER IS GLORIOUSLY GOOFY AT CAREER RETROSPECTIVE BONANZA
Photos by Justin Goodhart One of the most entertaining jukebox musicals that will have hit New York this year was so far off Broadway that it was presented in Brooklyn: indie pop/rock band Gu...
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